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Fighters can take note of Conor McGregor’s success in the UFC as one of the most popular fighters in the organization. The featherweight champion’s loud persona has caught the attention of fans as well as fighters in the UFC. Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz may be learning from McGregor and his success by trying...

Nate Diaz put on a striking clinic against #6 Michael “The Menace” Johnson. Diaz battered a game opponent in Johnson who was on the wrong end of a flurry of punches through three rounds. Ariel Helwani talks with the Cesar Gracie Fight Team winner at FOX 17 after the fight. Diaz responds to a...

Check out Nate Diaz talking with fans during a Q & A session ahead of his fight at UFC on Fox 17 with Michael Johnson in Orlando, Florida. Diaz answers questions from fans regarding the Reebok deal with the UFC, rankings, who will win the lightweight title fight on the same card, who he has...

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It was announced last month that Nick Diaz and the NSAC were in potential settlement talks that could see Diaz return to the Octagon in 2016. Ariel Helwani reported on UFC Tonight that Diaz and the NSAC could be close to reaching an agreement that would see Diaz’s suspension dropped from 5 years down to...

When Nick Diaz was handed a 5 year suspension from the NSAC last month there was an uproar. Many called out the NSAC for abusing their power and essentially forcing the end of Diaz’s MMA career. A petition was started, which received support from numerous high-profile figures including Cher, Wiz Khalifa, Gina Carano, and more....

It’s still pretty crazy to think that Nick Diaz’s White House petition was able to get its 100K signatures, and then some. I mean, we all know that MMA fans love them some Nick Diaz, but just think about that. 100,000 people decided to take a few moments and sign a petition supporting a UFC...

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has been pretty vocal in supporting Nick Diaz, after his five year suspension was announced. He was one of the first to take to social media and show support for the fighter, even selling custom T-shirts to help out. Since then everyone and their mother has come forward, protesting the...

Bellator MMA and GLORY Kickboxing fighter Joe Schilling has a very interning and overall positive outlook on the whole controversial Nick Diaz suspension situation. Schilling recently spoke with MMAFighting about the ordeal and said that although he feels that the five-year suspension and fine was absolutely ridiculous, he ultimately feels confident that it will be...

Renowned BJJ ace Eddie Bravo seems like the perfect person to ask about the controversial five-year suspension of UFC fighter Nick Diaz. Diaz was suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for marijuana metabolites, even after two of three tests showed levels that were well below the limit. The MMA community has been in an...

The support for UFC fighter Nick Diaz is still coming in and now a major player in the UFC’s new anti-doping program has stepped up and said that the Nevada State Athletic Commission was wrong in handing down a five-year suspension. UFC’s drug czar, Jeff Novitzky, recently spoke with fighter/journalist Josh Samman, via BloodyElbow, and talked...

Oh Don Frye, you sure are a character. The MMA vet is one of those guys who has zero filter and simply says whatever’s on his mind that second. He doesn’t care what you or anyone else thinks of him and that’s why he’s a gold mind when it comes to doing interviews. Fry recently...

Nick Hein took on Yusuke Kasuya in the third fight of the evening. In the first round Hein came out, landed a few nice leg kicks, as did Kasuya. Then at one point they clinched and Hein threw a knee. Kasuya turned away immediately, in pain. He had eaten a groin shot. The referee stepped...

To date and announced publicly, three UFC fighters have stated that they will refuse to fight in Nevada following the NSAC’s controversial five year suspension they gave UFC fighter Nick Diaz. Those fighters include Henry Cejudo, Leslie Smith and Aljamain Sterling. One fighter who will definitely not be joining that group is UFC flyweight champion...

Former UFC fighter and TUF alum, Kendall Grove, now fights for Bellator MMA and will go against Joey Beltran this Friday at Bellator 143. Ahead of that fight Grove talked about the hottest topic in MMA, the controversial five year suspension handed to Nick Diaz by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Grove said that essentially...

UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone lost to Nate Diaz back in the day, a loss he says was caused by letting Diaz get in his head. But regardless of that, he says he’s got nothing against Nick or Nate and actually admire them for being who they are 24/7 and not putting on a persona like...

UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone has been on a tear as of late and it’s earned him a UFC title shot, against champ Rafael dos Anjos. Since losing to Dos Anjos back in 2013, ‘Cowboy’ has gone on an eight fight win streak. Now he’ll get a rematch with the Dos Anjos and this time it’s...

UFC middleweight Uriah Hall is taking on the biggest opponent of his career at UFC Japan this weekend when he steps in on short notice to fight Gegard Mousasi. Hall is coming off of a win over Oluwale Bamgbose and has won four out of his last five fights. This is a massive step up...

According to a legal expert/attorney, UFC fighter Nick Diaz has a very good chance at fighting and beating his five year suspension handed to him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In a piece written for the Huffington Post, Amy Dardashtian says outlines how Diaz has a very solid chance of getting his controversial suspension...

UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione didn’t really like what UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes had to say about Nick Diaz’s recent controversial five year suspension. Hughes, the Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations for the UFC, put out a tweet saying that he felt the five years was...

Ahead of this Saturday’s historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event, President Scott Coker spoke with BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Coker of course talked about Fedor Emelianenko, but said he hasn’t spoken with him about signing with Bellator, however did mention that after his first few fights back if he still wants to fight then they would revisit...

It seemed like a lot of fans were waiting to see if UFC commentator Joe Rogan was going to speak out about the Nick Diaz five year suspension. He did, via Twitter and showed support for Diaz, even going so far as to send out the contact info for the NSAC. Well on a recent...

Everyone has an opinion on UFC fighter Nick Diaz’s controversial five year suspension, handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The support for Diaz has been impressive to say the least. Just about every fighter has come out and shown that they think it’s ridiculous that he was given such a harsh punishment. Even...

It looks like the Nick Diaz suspension news has made it into the mainstream media. On FS1’s ‘The Herd’ host Colin Cowherd talked about Ronda Rousey going off about testing for marijuana. He spoke for a while, agreeing with Rousey and saying that with all these athletes go through and all the chronic pain they...

UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is on team #FreeNickDiaz for sure. The Swedish fighter felt the need to go on his Facebook to share his thoughts on Nick Diaz’s five year suspension. The support for Diaz has truly been overwhelming. It just shows how well Diaz is received in the MMA community and...

We’ve heard from tons of fighters who have spoken out about the Nick Diaz’s five year suspension, even a few who have pledged to boycott Nevada because of it. From UFC champion Ronda Rousey to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, they’ve all showed support for Diaz and have criticized the commissions decision. Well now we have...

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